Refresher Training Course

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Refresher Training Course

• Constructing knowledge interactively in an
  IT-rich environment

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How do we construct knowledge?

• By thinking
• By collaborating

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Thinking Sharing
What do you want to achieve in this RTC? (2
minutes) Introduce yourself and share your ideas
with your group. (5 minutes)
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Thinking

• What type of thinking do we want to foster?

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Collaborating

• When ideas are shared they can lead to other
  ideas.
• The provision of a learning environment in which
  ideas can be shared and encouraged is likely to
  lead to knowledge building (KB).

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What lies ahead

• During this RTC you will have the opportunity to
  think about individual and group tools to
  facilitate knowledge building.

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Thinking

• We want autonomous thinkers.
• People who can think and learn independent of
  other people and not be dependent on any single
  resource.

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Autonomous Learner

• What are the characteristics of an autonomous
  learner?

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Task (A) 10-15 minutes

• In groups of 5 identify the attributes
  (characteristics) of an autonomous learner.
• Each group should construct a sketch of an
  autonomous learner

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Please do not look at the slides beyond this
point until advised to do so by the Instructor.
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Autonomous v Dependent Learners
http//www.cite.hku.hk/doc/auto_learner.pdf
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Autonomous v Dependent Learners
Brainstorming Lets compare your map with
ours. Is your group mainly dependent or
autonomous?
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Profile of the autonomous learner
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Disciplined
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Creative
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Self aware
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LOgical
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Curious
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INDEPENDENT
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PERSISTENT
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CONFIDENT
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EVALUATIVE
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FLEXIBLE
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KNOWLEDGABLE
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HAS SEEKING AND RETRIEVAL SKILLS
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interdependent
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Ability to obtain information
Autonomous Learner
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Rate yourself.
 
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Enrichment Material Steps in Making a Concept
Map

• Write down major terms or concepts about a topic.
  
• Identify the most general, intermediate, and
  specific concepts.
• Begin drawing the concept map
• Concepts are circled
• Place the most general concepts at the top
• Place intermediate concepts below general
  concepts
• Put specific concepts on bottom
• Draw lines between related concepts.
• Label the lines with "linking words" to indicate
  how the concepts are related.
• Revise the map.
• http//www.utc.edu/Teaching-Resource-Center/concep
  ts.htmlsteps

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Task
Now think of someone whom you think is a
dependent learner. Create a concept map listing
the characteristics of a dependent learner.
Are you dependent or autonomous?